Soap-holder



(NoModL) p J. MOANESPEY.

SUAP HOLDER. No. 280,053. Patented-June 26, 1883.

INVENTOR WITNESSES:

" X ATTORNEYS.

' U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MOANESPEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SOAP-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 280,053, dated June 26, 1883,

Application filed March 22, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN McANEsrEY, of the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Soap-Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvement, shown as applied to a tub. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same.

The Object of this invention is to provide wash-tubs with convenient handles and soapholders.

A represents a washtub, to the outer side of the upper part of which are secured by screws, nails, or rivets the lower ends of two parallel uprights or lugs, B, at such a distance apart that the hand can be readily placed between them, and of such a height that the round 0, attached to and connecting their upper ends, can be readily grasped with the hand. The tub is supplied with handles upon its opposite sides. I

D is a plate or block, of wood or other suitable material, of such a width as to fit between the upper ends of the uprights or lugs B and rest upon the rounds G.

. To the outer end of the plate D are attached the ends of a wire, E, which is bent into V form, and is made of such a length that its bend can be passed over the head of a screw or pin, F, attached to the outer side of the tub A, midway between the uprights B. The inner part of the plate D projects over the interior of the tub A, and is slightly inclined downward, so that the drip-water from the soap will drop into the said tub. The upper side of the plate D, near its edges, is provided with upwardly-projecting pins G, to keep the soap from slipping off the said plate.

By this construction a convenient support for the soap is provided, which can be readily detached when not required for use.

I am aware that it is not new to make soap- JOHN MCANESPEY.

Vitnesses: V

EDMUND J. MoANEsrnY, ELLEN McANEsPEY. 

